Population Calculation Worksheet
Grade 6 math worksheet focusing on population calculation, including interpreting data and solving related problems.
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Population Calculation Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculation problems.
Understanding Population Data
The table below shows the population of four towns in 2020.
Town A
12,500
Town B
8,900
Town C
15,250
Town D
7,100
1. Which town has the largest population?
2. What is the total population of Town A and Town D combined?
3. A city has a population of 50,000. If 1/10 of the population moves away, how many people are left in the city?
5,000
45,000
40,000
10,000
4. If a town's population doubles every 10 years, and it currently has 3,000 people, in 20 years its population will be .
5. The difference between the highest and lowest population in a set of data is called the .
Population Density
6. Town X has an area of 100 square miles and a population of 25,000 people. Calculate the population density of Town X.
7. Town Y has a population density of 150 people per square mile and an area of 50 square miles. What is the total population of Town Y?
8. Population density is calculated by dividing the total area by the total population.
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